Hard Road (Wring That Neck)

Name: Hard Road (Wring That Neck)
Duration: 5 min 14 s

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#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
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1.2	Wring That Neck	5:16	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	US1968-10	Tetragrammaton Records	T-107
1.2	Hard Road	5:11	Deep Purple	Kentucky Woman / Hard Road	Deep Purple	Single	DE1968	Odeon	O 23 952
1.4	Hard Road	5:13	Deep Purple	Murmullo – Hush	Deep Purple	EP	MX1968	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	EPEM-10299
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:16	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	JP1969-06	Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023)	SMP 1434
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	GB1969-07	Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	SHVL 751
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:16	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	DE1969-07	Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	1C 062-04 000
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:16	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	GB1969-07	Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	SHVL 751
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:11	Deep Purple	Kentucky Woman / Wring That Neck	Deep Purple	Single	-1969
4.2	Wring That Neck	?:??	Deep Purple	Progressive Story	Pink Floyd / The Nice / Steve Miller Band / Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	IT1971	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Immediate, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	3C 162-50132 Y, 3C 162-50133 Y, 3C 162-50134 Y, 3C 162-50135 Y
1.1	Hard Road	5:15	Deep Purple	Early Purple	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	CA1972	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	2310 180
2.1	Hard Road (Wring That Neck)	5:14	Deep Purple	Purple Passages	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	CA1972	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	2LS 2644
2.1	Hard Road (Wring That Neck)	5:14	Deep Purple	Purple Passages	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	-1972	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	2LS 2644
1.5	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	Mark I&II	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	DE1973	Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI)	1C 172-94 865/66
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	JP1973	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	P-8377W
1.5	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	Mark I&II	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	DE1974	Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI)	1C 188-94 865/66
1.6	Wring That Neck	?:??	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple & The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	GB1975	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	0C 278 ○ 96494, TC2-EXE 1017
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	JP1977	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	P-10333W
1.3	Hard Road (Wring That Neck)	5:18	Deep Purple	When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	US1978-10	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	PRK 3223
1.4	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Deep Purple Singles A’s & B’s	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	SE1978	Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	7C 054-61470
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:08	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	DE1979	Crystal (German budget label, late 1970s)	038 CRY 04 000
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	JP1981	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	P-6502W
1.6	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Anthology	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	GB1985	Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	EN 26 0612 3, PUR 1
1.6	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Anthology	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	IE1985	Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI)	PD 902, PD 902/3, PD 903
1.4	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Deep Purple Singles A’s & B’s	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	GB1988-11	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	CD-FA 3212
1.2	Hard Road	5:16	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	US1988	Passport Records	PBCD 3607
1.3	Hard Road (Wring That Neck)	5:18	Deep Purple	When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll (BMG Direct Marketing release)	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	US1988	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	3223-2, D 133887
1.3	Hard Road (Wring That Neck)	5:18	Deep Purple	When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	US1988	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	3223-2
1.2	Hard Road	5:16	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	JP1989-02-10	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	20P2-2602
1.3	Hard Road (Wring That Neck)	5:18	Deep Purple	When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	JP1989-06-10	Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	18P2-2750
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn (made in U.K.)	Deep Purple	Album	GB1989-08	Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	CDP 7 92408 2
1.14	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	Rock Profile, Volume One	Ritchie Blackmore	Album + Compilation	GB1989-10-09	Connoisseur Collection	RP VSOP CD 143
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn (made in Holland)	Deep Purple	Album	GB1989	Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	CDP 7 92408 2
1.4	Wring That Neck	5:12	Deep Purple	The Compact Disc Anthology	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	FR1991-04	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	CDS 7 96129 2
1.4	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	Anthology, Vol. 1	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	AR1991	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	CH 79611304
1.3	Hard Road	5:13	Deep Purple	Purple Chronicle	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	JP1993-11-10	Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WPCP 5650-52
1.8	Hard Road (Wring That Neck)	5:14	Deep Purple	Purple Passages	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	JP1993-11-28	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WPCP-5696
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	Smoke on the Water	Deep Purple	EP	DE1993	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	560-7243 8 80461 2 1
2.2	Hard Road	5:16	Deep Purple	Collection	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	US1995	Creative Sounds Ltd. (US)	PB 3606 PB 3607 PB 3608
2.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Originals	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	GB1995	Parlophone, Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	724383510820, 724383510824, 724383510829
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Collection	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	GB1997-04-07	EMI Gold	55077 2
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Collection	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	XE1997 GB1997	Disky	DC 878642
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Collection	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	IT1997	EMI Gold, l'Unità	7243 8 21038 2 0
1.3	Hard Road (Wring That Neck)	5:11	Deep Purple	When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	JP1998-05-15	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WPCR-1576
1.3	Hard Road	5:13	Deep Purple	Purple Chronicle	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	JP1998-05-25	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WPCR-1580~82
1.4	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	30: Very Best Of	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	XE1998	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	7243 4 96808 2 1
1.3	Hard Road	5:13	Deep Purple	Purple Chronicle	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	JP1999-02-24	Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WPCP 10187-9
1.9	Wring That Neck	5:12	Deep Purple	Greatest Hits	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	JP1999-08-21	Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd.	TECW-21869
1.3	Wring That Neck	5:12	Deep Purple	Harvest Festival	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1999	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	7243 5 21198 2 0
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	GB1999	Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)	4994691, 7243 4 99469 1 0
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn (remastered collection)	Deep Purple	Album	GB2000	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	7243 5 21608 2 2
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	US2000	Eagle Records (division of Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.)	ER202222
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:16	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	US2000	Spitfire Records	6-70211-5063-2
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:12	Deep Purple	Highway Star: Best of Deep Purple (gold CD)	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	XE2002	Zounds	2700022014
3.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	Singles Collection 1968–1976	Deep Purple	Single + Compilation	GB2002	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	550 3892
2.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	Singles Collection 1968–1976	Deep Purple	Single + Compilation	GB2002	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	550 3892
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	JP2003-03-21	Purple Records (relaunched 1999), vap (imprint of VAP Inc.)	VPCK-85321
1.3	Wring That Neck	5:11	Deep Purple	Purple Hits: The Best of Deep Purple	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	FI2003	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	7243 5846552 3, 7243 5846552 4, 7243 5846552 5
1.5	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Best of the Early Years	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	US2003	Masters (Dutch, “Masters” on vinyl logo)	MASTERS 1270
1.4	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Deep Purple Singles	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	AU2004	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	8294512
1.5	Wring That Neck	5:12	Deep Purple	The Platinum Collection	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	GB2005-03-21	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	7243 578591 2 7
1.5	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Platinum Collection	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	XW2005-06-17	Parlophone
1.5	Wring That Neck	5:12	Deep Purple	The Platinum Collection (copy protected)	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	-2005	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	7243 873577 2 3
1.2	Wring That Neck	?:??	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	US2006-02-14	Tetragrammaton Records	T-107
2.2	Hard Road	5:11	Deep Purple	Deepest Trilogy Box	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	JP2009-03-25	Victor (Japanese “His Master’s Voice” imprint)	VICP-64302, VICP-64303, VICP-64304
1.4	Wring That Neck	5:15	Deep Purple	Singles & E.P. Anthology ’68–’80	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	-2010-04-09
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	JP2011-12-14	Victor (Japanese “His Master’s Voice” imprint)	VICP-75021
12.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	Deep Purple	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	IT2011	La Repubblica	[none]
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	JP2014-02-19	Victor (Japanese “His Master’s Voice” imprint)	VICP-75127
4.2	Wring That Neck	5:15	Deep Purple	Hard Road	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	XE2014-07-28	Parlophone	2564633741
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:15	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn (stereo mix)	Deep Purple	Album	GB2015	Parlophone
3.11	Wring That Neck (aka Hard Road)	5:11	Deep Purple	A Fire in the Sky	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	-2017-09-15	Rhino (reissue label)
3.11	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	A Fire in the Sky: A Career-Spanning Collection	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	XE2017-09-15	Parlophone	0190295934583
3.6	Wring That Neck (aka Hard Road)	5:11	Deep Purple	A Fire in the Sky	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	US2017-11-03	Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	R1 556031
1.4	Hard Road	5:15	Deep Purple	Deep Purple and Other Stories	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	JP2019		AR 039
1.4	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	30: Very Best Of (special collectors edition)	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	XE-	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	7243 4 96808 2 1
1.2	Hard Road	5:09	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	US-	Creative Sounds Ltd. (US)	6022
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	XW-	HEC Enterprises Ltd., Parlophone
1.2	Wring That Neck	5:16	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album
1.2	Hard Road	5:16	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	US-	Creative Sounds Ltd. (US)	449812-2, 6022-2
1.4	Wring That Neck	5:13	Deep Purple	The Deep Purple Singles A’s & B’s	Deep Purple	Album + Compilation	AU-	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	432001-2
Bootleg
1.4	Wring That Neck	5:15	Deep Purple	Singles Collection 68/76	Deep Purple	Single + Compilation	RU2002
1.6	Wring That Neck	5:15	Deep Purple	Singles Collection 68/76	Deep Purple	Single + Compilation	RU2002
1.7	Wring That Neck	5:14	Deep Purple	The Book of Taliesyn	Deep Purple	Album	RU-	[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)

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engineer:	Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:	Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):	Ian Paice (on 1968-08-19)
electric bass guitar:	Nick Simper (on 1968-08-19)
electric guitar:	Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-08-19)
Hammond organ:	Jon Lord (on 1968-08-19)

recorded at:	De Lane Lea Studios in Soho (on 1968-08-19)

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/2lXqiD5JQItQUFeXkteFBO [info]

recording of:	Wring That Neck (also known as "Hard Road") (on 1968-08-19)

Wring That Neck (also known as "Hard Road")

composer:	Ritchie Blackmore Jon Lord Ian Paice Nick Simper

publisher:	EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)

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